Marshall Crenshaw

Experience Marshall Crenshaw at The Magic Bag in Ferndale, MI.

Shows Are Standing Room OnlyMarshall CrenshawBorn in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw learned to tune a guitarcorrectly at age ten and has been trying ever since. His first big break came in 1978playing John Lennon in Beatlemania, first as an understudy in New York, then inthe West Coast company, followed by a national touring company. Removinghimself from that situation in Feb. 1980, Marshall settled in New York City.Enthralled by the hyper-diverse musical culture of the City, and the local Rockscene in particular, Marshall formed a Rock and Roll band with brother Robert ondrums and Chris Donato on bass.After crossing paths with the great and legendary Alan Betrock, Marshall recordedhis debut single Somethings Gonna Happen for Betrocks Shake Records label;at nearly the same time, legendary Rockabilly singer Robert Gordons recording ofMarshalls Someday Someway was released as a single on the RCA label. Thesetwo records simultaneously broke big on New Yorks WNEW-FM, causingMarshall and his trios local popularity to explode.And so began a career thats spanned four decades, 13 albums, Grammy andGolden Globe nominations, film and TV appearances (Buddy Holly in LaBamba) and thousands of live performances.Marshall formed his current touring band in 2022, featuring multi-instrumentalistand record producer Fernando Perdomo, bassist and singer-songwriter DerrickAnderson, and drummer Mark Ortmann (founding member of the legendary BottleRockets).Of his City Winery New York show last fall Infocus Visions Music & ArtsMagazine hailed, Marshall Crenshaw live is an experience in itself. Forget thesolo artist; this is a full band explosion that showcases the magic of musicalsynergy. Watching them on stage is like peeking into a creative engine room. Yousee the interplay, the energy flowing between them, how each member feeds offthe others to create that signature Marshall Crenshaw sound.